“How’s a body supposed to get any work done with someone bangin’ to be let in every five minutes!” “Would you like me to answer the door for you, Eldora?” “No. You’re busy with Nora, Sarah. I’ll go.” The housekeeper dropped the stalk of rhubarb she was slicing into the bowl, wiped her hands dry o...
Jonathan bounced up and down on Charles’s shoulders, his pudgy hands holding fistfuls of hair. “Whoa! Easy on the hair, Skipper!” Charles laughed, took a firmer grip on Jonathan’s chunky little legs and held them away from his healing blister. “We’ll be aboard the Jamestow...
Marissa stopped in front of the Winston house, her heart pounding. Would Grant be pleased to see her? Or had his expressed desire to continue to see her changed now that he’d had time to think about their situation? He had said it would be a few days before he would be able to come back to Chauta...
Edda stood in the doorway, her eyes wide, her hands buried in her apron. “There is a policeman come to see you, ja?”“A policeman?”Edda’s head bobbed. “Ja.”Captain Benton. “All right. Thank you, Edda. I will be right down.” Why would the captain come to see her? Mary frowned, put away her pen, pla...
Callie shaped the last lump of dough, plopped it into the greased pan and glanced up. “Good morning.” “Indeed, it is.” Her aunt strode into the kitchen, the long skirt of her silk gown swishing. “Where is Agnes?” “She’s outside getting the milk and ...